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DECLARATION  AND  OBJECTS,  ^f 

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The  Building  Trades'  Council  controls  the 
building  industry,  from  the  foundation  to  the 
roof,  inclusive;  and  it  will  tolerate  no  interfer- 
ence from  any  miscellaneous  central  body  or 
organization.  Unions  in  the  building  industry 
must  be  organized  and  guided  solely  by  the 
Building  Trades'.  Council,  a^d  jay  this  Council 
only.  The  Building  Trades'  Council  will  not 
and  cannot,  divide  responsibility  with  any  cen- 
tral body  made  up  of  divers  trades  and  callings. 

The  objects  for  which  the  Building  Trades' 
Council  has  been  organized  are:  First,  to  or- 
ganize all  branches  of  labor  engaged  in  the 
construction  of  buildings,  or  in  the  preparation 
of  material  therefor;  second,  to  form  such 
building  trades'  unions  into  compact  and  prac- 
tical working  central  bodies,  known  as  Build- 
ing Trades'  Councils;  third,  to  preserve  the 
building  industry  invioMte  from  the  disastrous 
results  of  foreign  interference  and  entangling 
alliances;  fourth,  to  assist  and  co-operate  with 
all  bona  fide  labor  organizations,  in  order  that 
we  may  present  a  solid  phalanx  against  the 
misuse  of  capital;  fifth,  to  assist  in  having  the 

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liours  of  labor  shortened  according  to  displace- 
ments caused  by  the  introduction  of  improved 
methods  in  our  system  of  production  and  dis- 
tribution; sixth,  to  urge  the  passage  and  en- 
forcement of  laws  beneficial  to  the  people; 
t.Gventh,  to  effect  an  equitable  adjustment  of  all 
disputes  between  employer  and  employe; 
eighth,  to  more  thoroughly  inculcate  the  prin- 
ciples of  trades  unionism,  and  in  order  to  ac- 
complish this  we  do  ordain  and  declare  this  our 
Constitution  and  By-Laws: 


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ARTICLE  I. 

Xame  and  Coustitueiicy. 

Section  1.  This  organization  shall  be  known 
as  the  Building  Trades'  Council  of  Sacramento, 
California. 

Sec.  2.  This  Council  shall  be  composed  of 
duly  accredited  delegates  from  bona  fide  trade 
and  labor  organizations  engaged  in  the  building 
industry. 

Sec.  3.  Representation  from  the  unions  shall 
be  as  follows:  Three  delegates  from  a  union 
with  one  hundred  (100)  members  or  less,  and 
one  (1)  additional  delegate  from  each  addi- 
tional one  hundred  (100)  members  or  major 
fraction  thereof.  And  said  delegates  must  be 
journeymen  of  the  craft  they  represent.  They 
shall  be  seated  at  the  first  meeting  in  .Tuly. 

Sec.  4.  When  a  roll  call  is  demanded,  the 
delegates  of  the  affiliating  unions  shall  vote  the 
full  membership  of  the  union  which  they  rei)re- 
sent,  based  on  the  last  per  capita  tax  paid  to 
the  Council;  provided  the  delegation  cannot 
agree,  then  the  vote  of  the  union  shall  be 
divided  equally  among,  and  be  voted  by,  the 
delegates  i)resent. 

ARTICLE  II. 

Meiiibersliii). 

Section  1.  Any  union  ai)plying  for  member- 
ship in  this  Council  shall  be  referred  to  the 
Organizing  Committee,  which  shall  investigate 


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the  application  and  report  upon  the  same  to 
the  Council  at  its  next  regular  meeting,  where- 
upon a  motion  to  admit  shall  be  decided  by  a 
majority  vote. 

Sec.  2.  A  motion  to  admit,  being  carried,  the 
Organizing  Committee  shall  investigate  the  cre- 
dentials of  the  delegates,  and  if  it  be  found  that 
the  delegates  are  members  of  the  organization 
applying  and  were  properly  elected,  they  shall 
be  seated.  The  Council,  however,  reserves  the 
right  to  object  to  the  seating  of  any,  or  all, 
delegates,  who,  in  its  judgment,  are  considered 
undesirable  or  detrimental  to  the  best  interests 
of  the  Council. 

Sec.  3.  No  union  which  holds  membership  in 
any  central  body  or  Council,  foreign  to  the 
building  industry,  shall  be  eligible  to  member- 
ship in  this  Council;  and  any  union  which 
holds  membership  in  the  Building  Trades' 
Council  and  which  affiliates  with  any  central 
body  or  Council,  not  an  integral  part  of  the 
building  trades,  shall  by  such  affiliation  or 
action  forfeit  its  membership  in  this  Council, 
and  shall  stand  suspended  without  any  further 
trial. 

Sec.  4.  The  Council  grants  the  fullest  auton- 
omy to  its  affiliating  unions  in  the  government 
of  their  internal  affairs,  but  in  matters  which 
affect  the  general  welfare  of  the  building  in- 
dustry, the  Council  reserves  sole  and  complete 
jurisdiction  and  any  union  which  willfully  mis- 
uses   its   autonomy   and   wantonly   injures   the 


work  of  this  Council  by  acts  of  disobedience, 
rebellion  or  treason,  shall,  by  vote  of  the  Coun- 
cil, stand  suspended  or  expelled,  deprived  from 
all  the  benefits,  rights  and  privileges  accruing 
from  membership  in  the  Council. 

Sec.  5.  No  member  of  any  affiliating  union 
who  holds  membership  in  a  labor  organization 
not  affiliated  with  the  Building  Trades'  Council 
can  be  seated  as  a  delegate  in  this  Council. 

ARTICLE  III. 
Grierauces. 

Section  1.  Should  a  craft  affiliated  with  the 
Council  have  a  grievance  with  an  employer  or 
employes,  it  shall  use  every  honorable  means 
towards  a  satisfactory  adjustment  of  the  same, 
and  failing  to  do  so,  it  may,  at  a  regular  or 
special  meeting  of  the  union  or  unions  in  the 
craft,  refer  in  writing,  under  the  seal  of  the 
union  or  unions,  the  difficulty  in  question  to 
the  Council. 

Sec.  2.  No  union  shall  be  eligible  or  entitled 
to  assistance  from  the  Council,  in  case  of  any 
demands,  strikes  or  lockouts,  until  said  union 
has  been  one  year  in  the  Council,  and  the  action 
of  the  union  has  been  approved  by  at  least  a 
two-thirds  vote  of  the  members  present  at  a 
regular  session  of  tlie  Council. 

Sec.  2A.  Any  union  desiring  a  change  in 
hours  or  wages  must  give  ninety  days'  notice 
and  such  raise  or  change  must  be  approved  by 
a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  3.     No  union  or  unions  affiliating  with 


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the  Council  shall  be  allowed  to  declare  any 
building,  shop  or  firm  unfair  until  all  provis- 
ions of  Section  1  and  Section  2  of  this  Article 
have  been  fully  complied  with,  and  then  only 
after  such  declaration  has  been  formally  made 
in  regular  session  by  the  Council. 

Sec.  4.  Any  union  withdrawing  its  delegates 
from  this  Council  can  be  reinstated  by  a  major- 
ity vote  of  the  Council  and  further  complying 
with  Section  2  of  Article  III.  They  may  also  be 
fined  as  the  Council  sees  fit. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

Officers. 

Section  1.  The  regular  officers  of  the  Build- 
ing Trades'  Council  shall  consist  of  a  President, 
a  Vice-President,  a  Recording  and  Correspond- 
ing Secretary,  a  Financial  Secretary,  a  Treas- 
urer, a  Sergeant-at-Arms,  a  Board  of  Five 
Trustees,  each  of  whom  shall  be  a  permanent 
resident  of  the  City  of  Sacramento;  an  Execu- 
tive and  Arbitration  Board  composed  of  one 
member  from  each  affiliating  union,  an  Organ- 
ization Committee  of  five  members,  a  Law  and 
Legislative  Committee  of  five  members,  and 
such  Business  Agents  and  Organizers  as  the 
Council  may  decide. 

Sec.  2.  All  permanent  officers  shall  be 
elected  and  installed  at  the  first  meeting  in 
July.  All  the  regular  elections  shall  be  by  a 
secret  ballot;  previous  to  the  ballot  being  taken 
the  chair  shall  appoint  two  tellers  and  one 
judge,   who   shall   supervise  the  election.     All 


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officers  shall,  at  the  expiration  of  their  terms 
of  office,  or  in  case  of  resignation,  turn  over 
all  books  and  property  belonging  to  the  Council 
in  their  possession  to  their  successors,  and 
render  a  complete  report  of  their  stewardship 
up  to  date, 

ARTICLE  V. 
Duties  of  Officers. 

Section  1.  The  President  sliall  preside  and 
preserve  order  at  all  meetings,  sign  all  orders 
on  the  Treasurer  authorized  by  the  Council, 
and  perform  all  other  customary  duties  per- 
taining to  his  office.  He  sliall  be  ex-officio 
member  of  all  Boards  and  Committees,  with 
voice  and  vote. 

Sec.  2.  The  Vice-President  shall,  in  the  ab- 
sence of  the  President,  perform  all  duties  ap- 
l^ertaining  to  the  office. 

Sec.  3.  The  Recording  and  Corresponding 
Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  Council,  and  attest  all  orders  signed 
by  the  President.  He  shall  be  custodian  of  the 
archives  and  seal  of  the  Council.  He  shall  fur- 
nish each  affiliating  union  with  a  copy  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  Council.  He  shall  be  ex- 
officio  member  and  Secretary  of  the  Executive 
and  Arbitration  Board,  with  voice  and  vote,  and 
lie  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  ai'e  else- 
where indicated  in  this  Constitution  and  as- 
signed him  by  the  Council.  He  shall  receive 
such  salary  as  the  Council,  by  motion  or  reso- 
lution, may  determine. 


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See.  4.  The  Financial  Secretary  shall  receive 
all  dues  and  moneys  to  be  paid  to  the  Council 
and  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Treasurer,  taking 
his  receipt  therefor.  He  shall  keep  an  accurate 
account  of  all  moneys  received  and  expended. 
He  shall  issue  all  orders  for  the  payment  of 
bills  ordered  by  the  Council,  the  same  to  be 
attested  by  the  signatures  of  the  President  and 
the  Recording  and  Corresponding  Secretary, 
and  he  shall  make  out  all  requisitions  for 
working  cards  to  the  General  Office.  He  shall 
make  quarterlj'  financial  reports  to  the  Council. 
He  shall  notify  all  unions  in  arrears  with  their 
dues  at  the  end  of  each  month,  and  he  shall 
receive  such  salary  as  the  Council,  on  motion 
or  resolution,  may  determine. 

Sec.  5.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  from  and 
receipt  for  all  moneys  paid  to  him  bj'  the  Finan- 
cial Secretary,  and  disburse  the  same  upon  the 
order  of  the  Council.  He  shall  keep  an  account 
of  all  moneys  received  and  expended  and  pro- 
duce his  books  for  inspection  whenever  called 
upon  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  He  shall  not 
retain  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00) 
in  his  possession  at  any  one  time,  and  shall 
deposit  all  moneys  or  funds  in  such  bank  as  the 
Council  may  designate.  He  shall  furnish  a 
bond  of  not  less  than  $100,  and  receive  such 
salary  as  the  Council,  by  motion  or  resolution, 
may  determine. 

Sec.  6.  The  Sergeant-at-Arms  shall  take 
charge  of  the  door  at  all  meetings  and  see  that 
none   enter    but   delegates    of   duly    accredited 


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members  of  affiliated  unions.  He  shall  allow 
no  member  to  retire  without  permission  of  the 
presiding  officer;  and  perform  such  other 
duties  as  the  Council  may  require  of  him,  and 
he  shall  receive  such  salary  as  the  Council,  by 
motion  or  resolution,  may  determine. 

Sec.  7.  In  addition  to  the  duties  hereinbefore 
described,  the  foregoing  officers  of  this  Council 
shall  visit  all  affiliating  unions  as  frequently  as 
it  is  possible  for  them  to  do  so. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  to  act  as  an  Auditing  Committee;  to 
examine  all  bills  and  claims  prior  to  action 
thereon  by  the  Council ;  to  receive  and  hold  in 
trust  for  the  Council  all  tangible  property, 
except  money  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer, 
and  examine  the  books  of  the  Financial  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer  at  the  end  of  each  six 
months,  and  to  perform  such  other  duties  as 
the  Council  may  from  time  to  time  require. 

The  Trustees  shall  examine  the  bank  book 
of  the  Treasurer  quarterly  and  see  that  it 
is  correct  and  report  quarterly.  It  shall  also 
be  the  duty  of  the  Trustees  to  see  that  the 
Treasurer  deposits  in  such  bank  as  the  Council 
may  decide,  all  money  over  and  above  such  sum 
as  the  Council  may  decide  shall  be  left  in  his 
hands  for  contingent  expenses  or  to  pay  legal 
bills,  instructing  the  officers  of  the  bank  to  pay 
no  money  on  account  of  the  Council,  except  on 
order  signed  by  the  Pi-esident.  Corresponding 
and  Financial  Secretaries  and  stamped  with  the 
leal  of  the  Council. 


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Sec.  9.  The  Executive  and  Arbitration  Board 
shall  attend  to  all  matters  referred  to  it  bj^  the 
Council.  It  shall  be  its  duty  to  make  written 
reports  at  each  meeting  of  the  Council;  to  for- 
mulate measures  and  to  suggest  remedies  for 
immediate  and  permanent  benefit;  to  act  as  an 
Arbitration  Board  in  such  matters  as  may  be 
referred  to  it  by  the  Council.  It  is  also  empow- 
ered to  call  special  meetings,  and  in  the  name 
of  the  Council  to  act  in  all  public  matters;  and 
il  shall  hav6  power  to  direct  the  movements  of 
all  Business  Agents  and  Organizers  and  to  deal 
with  all  grievances  that  may  come  to  its  notice 
between  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Council. 
Two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  Executive 
Board  shall  constitute  a  quorum. 

Sec.  10.  The  Organizing  Committee  shall 
organize  departments  of  labor  engaged  in  the 
Viiilding  industry  into  unions  and  instruct  the 
same  when  necessary.  It  shall  report  in  writ- 
ing upon  the  standing  and  character  of  unions 
applying  for  membership  in  the  Council,  when 
required  to  do  so,  and  perform  such  other 
dwties  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Council.  No 
two  members  of  the  committee  shall  be  from 
the  same  department  of  the  building  industry. 

Sec.  11.  The  l^aw  and  Legislative  Committee 
shall,  under  the  direction  of  the  Council,  en- 
deavor to  have  legislation  adopted  by  the  legis- 
lative bodies  best  calculated  to  promote  the 
interests  of  all  the  people. 

Sec  .12.  The  Council  may  elect  such  Busi- 
ness Agents,  permanently  or  temporarily,  as  it 


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may  deem  expedient.  Permanent  Business 
agents  shall  be  elected  for  a  term  of  one  year, 
and  they  shall  be  ex-officio  members  of  the 
Executive  and  Arbitration  Board,  with  voice 
but  no  vote.  They  shall  faithfully  perform  all 
duties  assigned  them  by  the  Council  or  the 
Iilxecutive  Board,  and  they  shall  render  a  writ- 
ten report  weekly  at  each  meeting  of  the  Coun- 
cil. They  shall  receive  such  salary  as  the 
Council,  by  resolution  or  motion,  may  deter- 
mine. 

Sec.  13.  The  Business  Agent  shall  have  the 
power  to  call  the  Executive  Board. 

Sec.  14.  A  fine  of  $1  shall  be  placed  against 
any  member  of  the  Executive  Board  who  fails 
to  appear  at  a  meeting  after  being  notified  by 
the  Business  Agent.  Said  fine  to  be  charged  to 
the  union  to  which  the  member  belongs.  Sick- 
ness or  out  of  town  shall  be  a  legal  excuse. 

ARTICLE  VT. 
Keycinie. 

Section  1.  The  revenue  of  this  (^ouncil  shall 
be  derived  from  a  per  capita  tax  levied  monthly, 
or  as  the  Council  may  require,  on  all  affiliated 
unions  for  the  legitimate  work  and  general  sup- 
port of  the  Council  and  its  constituency. 

Sec.  2.  A  neglect  on  the  part  of  any  union  to 
l-ay  dues  for  a  period  of  one  month  after  the 
same  becomes  due  shall  work  a  forfeitui-e  of 
membership  in  the  Council;  provided,  that  in 
all  cases  due  notice  shall  have  been  given  by 


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the  Financial   Secretary   before  such  member- 
ship shall  be  forfeited. 

ARTICLE  VII. 
Trials. 

Section  1.  An.y  union  represented  in  this 
Council  who  does  or  performs  any  act  injurious 
to  this  Council,  or  the  labor  interests  in  gen- 
eral, may  be  expelled  or  suspended  in  the  man- 
ner provided  as  follows:  Charges  shall  first 
be  preferred  by  a  member  of  this  Council  in 
writing,  stating  the  offense  committed,  and  a 
copy  thereof,  under  seal,  furnished  to  the  ac- 
cused. Such  charges  shall  be  referred  to  a 
committee  of  five  members,  who  shall  investi- 
gate the  charges  made  and  report  without  delay 
in  the  following  words:  "There  seems  to  be  no 
foundation  for  the  charges,"  or  "There  seems 
to  be  foundation  for  the  charges."  The  Council 
shall  then  in  regular  session,  the  delegates 
sitting  as  jurors,  try  the  defendant.  If  found 
guilty,  the  Council  may  fine,  suspend  or  expel 
the  defendant. 

Sec.  2.  Any  officer  or  agent  of  the  Council 
w-io  shall  be  found  willfully  neglecting  his 
duty,  or  violating  the  i)rinciples  of  the  Council, 
or  committing  acts  injurious  to  the  cause  of 
labor  or  detrimental  to  the  Council,  shall  on  a 
motion  to  impeach  being  carried,  either  in  the 
Executive  Board  or  at  a  regular  session  of  the 
Council,  stand  suspended  from  his  office  and 
his  case  remanded  for  trial,  as  provided  for  in 
Section  1  of  Article  VII. 


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ARTICLE  VIII. 

Section  1.  Delegates  from  not  less  than  one- 
third  of  the  unions  affiliated  with  the  Council, 
officers  included,  shall  form  a  quorum.  Unless 
a  quorum  is  present,  no  business  shall  be 
transacted. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

Section  1.  This  Council  will  not  recognize 
more  than  two  working  members  of  any  firm, 
company  or  partnership,  and  not  more  than  one 
member  shall  work  on  any  one  job  unless  such 
other  members  carry  a  card  issued  by  the  State 
Building  Trades'  Council  of  California. 

Sec.  2.  Anyone  who  has  been  declared  un- 
fair by  this  Council,  in  order  to  become  fair, 
shall  give  satisfactory  assurance  to  remain  fair 
in  the  future,  after  which  the  Council  shall 
declare  them  fair. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  l)e  the  duty  of  the  Business 
Agent  to  cite  to  a])i)ear  before  this  Council  any 
contractor,  business  firm,  owner,  or  their  rep- 
resentative, for  good  and  sufficient  reasons, 
and  such  notice  shall  be  deemed  sufficient; 
provided  the  same  is  made  in  writing. 

Sec.  4.  No  contractor,  business  firm,  or 
owner,  shall  be  declai'ed  unfair  by  this  Council 
without  first  being  notified  to  appear  before 
the  Council. 

Sec.  5.  No  person  or  persons  shall  be  recog- 
nized as  a  contractor  or  contracting  firm  until 
they  hire  one  or  more  union  journeymen. 


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ARTICLE  X. 
Powers. 

Section  1.  The  Building  Trades'  Council 
shall  have  power  to  adopt  at  any  regular  meet- 
ing, by  resolution,  such  laws,  rules  and  regula- 
tions as  may  be  deemed  necessary  and  proper 
for  the  conduct  of  the  business  of  said  Council 
and  the  unions  affiliated  therewith,  in  accord- 
ance with  the  Council's  Constitution. 

ARTICLE  XL 

Amendinciits. 

Section  1.  An  amendment  or  alteration  of 
any  kind  to  this  Constitution  shall  be  first  sub- 
mitted to  the  Council  in  writing  and  lay  over 
until  the  next  meeting,  when  it  shall  be  voted 
upon  by  the  Council.  If  on  a  roll-call  a  two- 
thirds  majority  vote  is  cast  in  favor  of  the 
amendment,  it  shall  be  declared  carried. 


BY-LAWS 


ARTICLE   I. 

Section  1.  The  Council  shall  meet  every 
Thursday  evening  at  8  o'clock. 

Sec.  2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  by 
the  Executive  and  Arbitration  Board  when  it 
m.ay  be  deemed  necessary. 

Sec.  3.  At  the  hour  appointed,  if  a  quorum 
be  present,  the  President  shall  call  the  meet- 
ing to  order  and  shall  preside.  In  the  absence 
of  the  President,  the  Vice-President  shall  pre- 
side. In  the  absence  of  both,  the  next  highest 
elective  officer  shall  call  the  meeting  to  order 
and  the  Council  shall  elect  a  temporary  presid- 
ing officer. 

Sec.  4.  The  jurisdiction  of  this  Council  shall 
l)e  throughout  the  City  and  County  of  Sacra- 
mento, and  Broderick,  Yolo  County. 

ARTICLE  II. 

Section  1.  Quarterly  working  cards  shall  be 
issued  to  unions  quarterly  two  weeks  prior  to 
issue,  bearing  the  seal  of  the  Council  and 
Recording  and  Corresponding  Secretary.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Financial  Secretary  of 
each  affiliated  union  to  attach  his  signature  to 
each  card  issued  to  members  thereof. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  imperative  for  all  mem- 
bers of  the  unions  affiliated  with  this  Council 


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to  carry  with  them  their  working  cards  while 
at  work. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  members 
of  the  unions  affiliated  with  this  Council  to 
show  such  working  card  when  requested  to  do 
so,  or  when  challenged  by  any  duly  accredited 
Business  Agent  of  this  Council  or  the  Steward 
appointed  by  the  Business  Agent. 

Sec.  4.  A  Steward  shall  be  appointed  on  each 
and  every  job  or  building  when  members  of  a 
union  in  any  department  of  the  building  indus- 
try first  go  to  work  thereon;  said  Steward  shall 
carry  a  Stewardship  card  showing  that  he  has 
been  appointed  by  a  duly  authorized  Business 
Agent  of  this  Council;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  such  Stewards  to  ascertain  before  8  a.  m., 
between  12  m.  and  1  p.  m.,  or  after  5  p.  m.,  from 
all  men  going  to  work,  if  they  carry  the  current 
quarterly  working  card  of  the  Council.  Should 
the  Steward  find  any  man  without  said  card 
or  proper  credentials,  he  shall  immediately 
report  the  fact  to  the  Business  Agent  or  the 
Secretary  of  the  Council  at  such  place  as  the 
Council  may  direct. 

Sec.  4A.  Any  Steward  being  discharged  for 
doing  his  duty  as  provided  for  in  these  By- 
r^aws.  shall  report  the  same  in  writing  to  the 
Building  Trades'  Council,  which  shall  investi- 
gate and  act  accordingly. 

Sec.  5.  Each  and  every  member  of  any  union 
affiliated  with  this  Council  going  to  work  on 
any  job  where  other  workmen  of  the  building 
trades    are    employed,    shall    before    beginning 


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work  on  said  job  ascertain  from  the  Steward  if 
the  other  mechanics  working  thereon  are  pro- 
vided with  the  current  quarterly  working  card 
of  the  State  Building  Trades'  Council.  Should 
there  be  no  Steward  on  the  job.  or  should  he 
find  any  man  without  the  current  quarterly 
working  card,  then  it  is  his  duty  to  immediately 
notify  the  Council  as  provided  for  in  the  fore- 
going section. 

Sec.  6.  When  a  delegate  absents  himself 
from  the  Council  or  the  Executive  Board  for 
two  consecutive  meetings,  his  union  shall  be 
notified  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Council,  and 
if  his  non-attendance  continues,  his  union  shall 
withdraw  such  delegate  and  elect  his  successor. 

Sec.  7.  Any  local  union  affiliated  with  this 
Council  who  fails  to  be  represented  by  its  dele- 
gates at  regular  or  special  meetings  of  the 
Council,  said  union  shall  be  fined  the  sum  of 
one  dollar  for  each  case  of  such  non-repre- 
sentation. 

ARTICLE    III. 

Section  1.  The  President  shall  have  power 
to  exclude  from  the  meeting  any  delegate  guilty 
of  indecorous  or  unruly  conduct. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

Section  1.  The  President  shall  not  vote  on 
any  subje(  t  unless  there  be  a  tie.  when  he  shall 
have  the  deciding  vote;  provided,  however,  that 
when  the  vote  is  taken  by  a  roll-call,  he  shall 
be  entitled  to  vote  as  provided  for  in  Article  I, 
Section  4,  of  the  Constitution. 


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ARTICT.E  V. 

Section  1.  The  name  of  this  Conncil  cannot 
be  used  by  any  organization  unless  permission 
cif  the  Council  has  first  been  obtained  by  a 
majority  vote  of  all  delegates  present. 

Sec.    2.     This    Council    shall    not    ally    itself 
with  any  other  organization  in  any  matter  for- 
eign to  the  best  interests  of  the  building  trades. 
ARTICLE  VI. 

Section  1.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall 
receive  a  salary  of  $20.00  per  month. 

Sec.  2.  The  Financial  Secretary  shall  re- 
ceive $5.00  per  quarter. 

Sec.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  $5.00  per 
quarter. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

Section  1.  Any  member  of  an  affiliated 
union,  having  charges  preferred  against  him  by 
the  Business  Agent  or  other  members  of  affil- 
iated unions,  for  violation  of  the  trade  or  work- 
ing rules,  shall  be  notified  in  writing  to  appear 
before  the  Council. 

Sec.  2.  Any  member,  after  being  notified  in 
writing  of  charges  having  been  preferred 
against  him,  shall  appear  before  the  Council  at 
the  specified  time  with  his  witnesses;  also,  the 
member  preferring  the  charges  shall  be  noti- 
fied in  writing  to  appear  with  his  witnesses. 
The  accused  shall  be  tried  in  open  meeting  and 
shall  have  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Sec.  3.  Any  member  of  an  affiliated  union, 
after  being  tried  and  found  guilty  by  this  Coun- 


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cil.  (or  who  fails  to  appear  for  trial  when  noti- 
fied in  writing  to  do  so),  shall  be  fined  not  to 
exceed  $10.00,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Recording  Secretary  to  notify  the  union  to 
which  the  member  belongs,  that  the  fine  has 
been  imposed  and  that  said  union  shall  be  held 
responsible  for  the  collection  of  said  fine. 

Sec.  4.  ^Members  of  affiliated  unions  must 
appear  as  witnesses  in  matters  pending  before 
the  Council,  and  any  member  who  fails  to  do 
so  after  receiving  written  notice,  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  a  fine  of  not  more  than  $10.00. 

Members  of  affiliated  unions  who  seek  to 
injure  the  Council  by  making  false  or  mislead- 
ing statements,  or  who  attempt  to  hamper  the 
Business  Agents  or  other  officers  of  the  Coun- 
cil in  enforcing  its  laws  or  orders,  either  by 
threats  or  utterances  calculated  to  inspire  con- 
tempt for,  or  intimidate  them,  shall,  upon  con- 
viction, be  fined  not  more  than  $25.00. 

Sec.  5.  Any  member  against  whom  charges 
have  been  preferred  may  appoint  any  member 
of  the  Council  or  affiliated  union  to  act  in  the 
capacity  of  an  attorney  for  him  until  the  case 
is  finally  disposed  of. 

ARTICLE  VI IT. 

Section  1.  All  members  of  affiliated  unions 
must  have  their  working  cards  on  or  before  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  first  month  of  each  quarter. 

Sec.  2.  Members  of  affiliated  unions  are  not 
permitted  to  contract  to  do  work  belonging  to 


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any  other  craft,  but  must  employ  members  of 
the  union  having  jurisdiction  over  such  work. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

Section  1.  These  By-Laws  can  be  amended 
only  in  the  same  manner  as  provided  for  in 
Article  XII,  Section  1,  of  the  Constitution. 

Adopted  April  16,  1909,  and  May  14,  1909. 

V.  O.  JOHNSTON. 
E.  .1.  HEFFNER, 
C.  E.  WOOD, 

Committee. 


RULES  OF  ORDER 


Rule  1.  The  Council  may  take  action  upon 
any  communication,  report  or  other  matter  of 
business  whenever  it  is  introduced,  without 
referring  it  to  New  Business. 

Rule  2.  No  motion  shall  be  received  or  laid 
before  the  Council  unless  seconded,  nor  be 
open  for  discussion  until  stated  by  the  Chair; 
and  when  a  question  is  before  the  meeting,  no 
other  motion  shall  be  in  order — except,  first,  to 
lay  upon  the  table;  second,  the  previous  ques- 
tion; third,  to  postpone  to  a  definite  time; 
fourth,  to  postpone  indefinitely;  fifth,  to  refer 
or  recommit;  sixth,  to  amend,  which  shall 
have  precedence  in  the  order  named,  and  the 
first  two  shall  be  decided  without  debate;  pro- 
vided, that  a  motion  to  adjourn  is  always  in 
order. 

Rule  3.  When  a  delegate  speaks  he  shall 
rise  and  address  the  Chair,  confining  himself 
strictly  to  the  question  under  debate,  and  shall 
avoid  personality.  He  shall  not  be  interrupted 
while  speaking  unless  he  may  be  called  to 
order.  No  delegate  shall  speak  longer  than 
five  minutes  on  a  question,  except  by  permis- 
sion of  the  Council. 

Rule  4.  When  two  or  more  delegates  rise  at 
once,  the  Chair  shall  decide  which  is  to  speak 
first,  and  no  member  shall  speak  more  than 
once  on  the  same  subject  or  question,  until  all 


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who  wish  to  s^ieak  shall  have  had  an  oppor- 
tunity to  do  so;  nor  more  than  twice  without 
permission  from  the  Council. 

Rule  5.  Any  delegate  may  be  called  to  order 
when  speaking,  and  the  speaker  shall  pause 
until  the  question  of  order  is  decided;  hut  if 
the  decision  be  against  him  he  may  appeal  to 
the  Council.  The  question  of  appeal  shall  be 
as  follows:  "Shall  the  decision  of  the  Chair 
stand  as  the  judgment  of  the  Council?" 

Rule  6.  In  speaking  upon  appeals  from  the 
decision  of  the  Chair,  the  presiding  officer  shall 
have  precedence,  but  he  cannot  speak  on  any 
other  subject,  except  to  state  facts  within  his 
own  knowledge,  without  previously  vacating 
the  Chair  and  filling  it  by  a  qualified  officer. 

Rule  7.  Unless  an  appeal  is  taken,  the  de- 
cision of  the  Chair  shall  be  final  upon  all 
points  of  order,  and  a  majority  of  all  present 
shall  be  necessary  to  sustain  such  an  appeal. 

Rule  8.  On  a  call  for  the  previous  question 
by  three  delegates,  the  Chair  shall  put  it  in  this 
manner:  "Shall  the  main  question  now  be  put?" 
If  the  motion  be  carried,  the  vote  shall  be, 
first,  upon  all  pending  amendments,  after 
which,  upon  the  main  question.  If  the  call  for 
the  previous  question,  shall  not  be  carried,  it 
shall  be  understood  to  show  that  the  Council 
desires  further  discussion  of  the  matter  under 
consideration,  and  the  debate  shall  proceed 
until  the  question  is  otherwise  disposed  of. 

Rule  9.  All  resolutions  and  amendments 
shall  be  presented  in  writing. 


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Rule  10.  When  a  question  has  been  decided, 
any  member  voting  with  the  majority  may 
move  a  reconsideration  at  the  same  or  the  next 
regular  meeting,  but  no  motion  for  reconsider- 
ation shall  be  made  more  than  once  upon  the 
same  question. 

Rule  11.  A  motion  to  reconsider  any  reso- 
lution or  vote  can  only  be  made  and  seconded 
by  delegates  who  have  voted  with  the  majority. 

Rule  12.  No  business  shall  be  taken  up  ex- 
cept in  the  order  prescribed,  unless  by  a  vote 
of  two-thirds  of  the  delegates  present. 

Rule  13.  Any  delegate  may  call  for  a  divis- 
ion of  the  question  when  the  sense  will  admit 
of  it. 

Rule  14.  All  delegates  present  must  vote  on 
all  questions  unless  specially  excused  there- 
from; and  on  demand  of  five  members  the  vote 
shall  be  by  yeas  and  nays. 

Rule  15.  All  questions  shall  be  determined 
by  a  majority  vote,  unless  otherwise  specially 
provided,  and  in  case  of  a  tie  the  Chair  shall 
give  the  deciding  vote. 

Rule  16.  When  a  question  is  before  the 
Council,  but  two  amendments  thereto  shall 
be  admissable  at  the  same  time. 

Rule  17.  No  meeting  shall  be  considered 
adjourned  until  the  reading  of  the  reports  of 
the  Financial  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Rule  18.  These  Rules  of  Order  may  be 
amended  in  the  manner  prescribed  for  the 
amendment  of  the  By-Laws.  A  rule  of  order 
may,   however,   be  suspended   for  one   meeting 


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by  a  two-thirds  majority  of  the  delegates 
present. 

Rule  19.  "When  a  motion  is  stated  by  the 
Chair  it  is  in  possession  of  the  Council,  and 
cannot  be  withdrawn  except  by  permission  of 
the  Council. 

Rule  20.  "Roberts'  Manual"  shall  be  author- 
ity to  decide  all  questions  of  order  not  pro- 
vided for  by  these  rules. 


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MODE   OF  PROCEDURE. 

Whereas.  The  trials  of  members  of  unions 
affiliated  with  this  Council  consume  the  larger 
portion  of  the  meetings  of  the  Council,  to  the 
neglect  of  other  important  business;  therefor 
be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  following  rules  of  pro- 
cedure be  adopted: 

CASES  THAT  SHALL  BE  TRIED 
BY  THE  COUNCIL. 

First— INIembers  of  affiliated  unions  charged 
with  infringing  on  the  jurisdiction  of  other 
unions. 

Second — Members  of  affiliated  unions  violat- 
ing the  laws  of  the  Council  otheV  than  the 
above. 

Third — Cases  that  are  not  specifically  pro- 
vided for  in  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of 
affiliated  unions. 

Fourth — Cases  that  are  referred  to  the  Coun- 
cil for  trial  on  the  written  request  of  an  affil- 
iated union. 

Fifth — When  a  member  is  found  to  be  violat- 
ing the  laws  of  the  local  union  and  the  union 
fails  to  prosecute  said  member,  charges  shall 
be  preferred  in  the  Council  and  be  prosecuted 
under  these  Resolutions. 

Sixth — When  a  member  has  been  tried  in  his 
local  union  and  fails  of  conviction,  where  the 


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evidence   is    clear,   the   prosecution   shall    have 
the  right  of  appeal  to  the  Council. 

All  charges  must  be  made  in  writing  and 
must  specify  the  offense  or  offenses,  and  be 
signed  by  the  member  or  members  making  the 
charges.  The  charges  must  be  read  at  the 
meeting  of  the  Council  and  lie  over  until  the 
next  meeting,  and  the  accused  must  be  notified 
in  writing  by  the  Recording  Secretary  to  be 
present,  and  at  the  same  time  shall  be  fur- 
nished by  the  Recording  Secretary  with  a  copy 
of  the  charges  and  specifications  against  him. 
(Provided,  the  accused  is  present  and  consents 
to  the  immediate  procedure  of  the  trial,  it  may 
be  proceeded  with  without  the  one  week's 
delay.)  All  charges  shall  be  referred  to  a  Trial 
Committee  consisting  of  five  (H)  members,  the 
accused  and  accuser  having  the  alternative  of 
each  challenging  any  three  (3)  members  of  said 
Committee.  Any  member  so  challenged  shall 
not  serve  on  the  Committee. 

In  addition  to  the  five  (5)  members,  the  Re- 
cording Secretary  shall  be  ex-officio  a  member 
■of  the  Committee  and  shall  issue  all  notices 
and  summonses  under  the  seal  of  the  Council. 
If  present  at  a  trial  he  may  take  part  in  the 
deliberations  of  the  Committee  but  shall  not 
have  a  vote. 

The  Council  shall  nominate  the  names  of 
eleven  (11)  members,  the  Recording  Secretary 
shall  write  the  names  on  separate  slips  of 
paper  and  place  them  in  a  box  or  other  con- 


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venient  receptacle,  and  the  Vice-President  shall 
draw  the  same  from  the  box  and  call  the  names 
aloud  until  he  has  drawn  five  (5).  If  any  of 
the  five  (5)  are  challenged,  he  shall  continue 
to  draw  until  five  (5)  are  selected. 

No  member  personally  interested  in  any  case 
on  trial  shall  be  permitted  to  sit  on  the  case. 

The  Committee  shall,  without  delay,  summon 
the  accused,  in  writing,  together  with  the  wit- 
nesses for  and  against  him,  and  try  the  case. 

When  the  Committee  has  come  to  a  decision 
in  the  case,  the  Chairman  of  said  Committee 
shall  at  the  next  regular  meeting"  of  the  Coun- 
cil thereafter  submit  a  full  report  of  the  case, 
with  their  verdict  and  the  evidence  in  writing 
to  the  Council. 

There  shall  be  no  debate  or  review  of  the 
case  by  the  Council,  except  that  the  defendant 
and  prosecuting  witness,  either  personally  or 
by  representative,  shall  be  allowed  to  state 
their  side.  It  shall  require  a  majority  vote  of 
the  delegates  present  to  convict,  and  affix  such 
legal  penalty  as  they  may  deem  proper.  In 
case  of  a  tie  vote,  after  all  delegates  present 
have  voted  or  have  for  cause  been  excused 
from  voting,  the  defendant  shall  be  discharged. 
When  found  guilty  of  an  offense  for  which  a 
penalty  is  fixed  by  the  Constitution  or  By- 
Laws  of  the  Council,  the  presiding  officer  shall 
impose  such  penalty. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  shall  be  filed 
for  future  reference  or  use  in  case  of  an 
appeal. 


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Any  member  failing  to  appear  for  trial  be- 
fore the  Committee  when  properly  summoned 
shall  be  judged  guilty  of  contempt  and  sub- 
ject to  such  legal  penalty  as  the  Council  may 
by  majority  vote  decide. 

More  than  one  case  can  be  submitted  to  the 
same  Committee  at  the  same  time. 

Complaints  or  charges  against  employers,  or 
others  than  members  of  affiliated  unions,  shall 
be  investigated  by  a  Sub-Committee  of  the 
Executive  Board,  consisting  of  five  (5)  mem- 
bers. The  names  of  all  members  of  the  Execu- 
tive Board  shall  be  placed  and  drawn  in  the 
same  manner  as  heretofore  set  forth  in  trials 
of  members  of  unions.  The  five  (5)  selected 
shall  investigate  the  case;  where  necessary 
cite  the  person  or  persons  complained  against, 
and  all  necessary  witnesses,  and  report  their 
findings  and  submit  their  recommendations  to 
the  Council.  The  Council  shall  then  by  major- 
ity vote  decide  the  case.  If  the  person  or  per- 
sons complained  against  request  permission  lo 
appear  before  the  Council  to  state  their  case 
after  the  Committee  has  reported,  they  shall 
be  permitted  to  do  so,  but  no  general  debate  or 
review  of  the  evidence  shall  be  permitted,  but 
the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  may  state  their 
side  of  the  case. 

(Signed)  WM.  BOOK. 


ORDER  OF  BUSINESS 


1.  Roll  Call. 

2.  Reading  of  the  Minutes. 

3.  Reading     of     Credentials     and     Action 

Thereon. 

4.  Report  of  Business  Agent. 

5.  Communications  and  Bills. 

6.  Reports  of  Unions. 

7.  Reports  of  Committees: 

(a)  Executive  and  Arbitration  Board. 

(b)  Organizing  Committee. 

(c)  Law  and  Legislative  Committee. 

(d)  Auditing  Conmiittee  and  Trustees. 

(e)  Special  Committees. 

8.  Unfinished  Business. 
0.     New  Business. 

10.  Good  of  the  Council. 

11.  Report  of  Financial  Secretary. 

12.  Report  of  the  Treasurer. 

13.  Adjournment. 


